Omnigraphe
Camera

E. Hanau

Maker
French, ca. 1885–

Omnigraphe

1887
Wood, metal, fabric, glass, and leather
Overall: 5 × 5 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (12.7 × 14 × 16.5 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1974.0037.0018
DescriptionSerial #41 dry plate folding camera with fabric bellows and magazine.
Inscriptions Engraved in metal, front standard right, C: L'Omnigraphe
Engraved in metal, front standard left, C: E.H. (Paris)
Stamped in metal, lens board, TL: 41
Stamped in metal, lens board, BC: [upside down] BREVETÉ S.G.D.G.
Stamped in metal, back standard bottom, C: 41
Stamped in metal, magazine top, C: BREVETÉ S.G.D.G. \ 41
Stamped in wood, magazine rear, TC: 41
Stamped in metal, round plate affixed to magazine rear, in circle: [numerals from 0 to 12, frame counter]

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